An American singer-songwriter, Jim Wirth has appeared on several television and radio shows featuring his original compositions. Performing as the lead singer and guitarist for the rock bands Free Spirit and Addlestone Gate, Jim has performed on the same bill as the1990s alternative band The Barenaked Ladies, Kris Allen, American Idol's eighth-season winner, along with countless other entertainers over the years.

Jim was also involved as the lead singer and guitarist of the successful musical stage shows, "Your Wildest Dreams, the Music of the Moody Blues," and "Majesty, The British Invasion," a production that featured the music of the British Invasion era of the 1960s. Both shows were occasionally performed with full symphony orchestras.

In the summer of 2010, Jim's song Forever and a Day was selected as the winner of the best original song by Fox affiliate WJBK TV2 Detroit's Fox Rocks annual edition. Over 37 songs were selected to participate and of the more than 35,000 votes submitted Forever and a Day garnered 19 percent of all the votes. Today, Forever and a Day is still enjoyed and performed in most of Jim's shows.

Jim is releasing individual songs from his new, soon-to-be-released album, "Every Song has a Story." The album features his original compositions. Several of the songs include a string quartet, while some have full symphonic accompaniment. And some are just good old-fashioned Rock 'n Roll!

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Here's what people are saying about Jim Wirth

"A dash of Elvis and a bit of the Beatles"

- Detroit Free Press

“It’s an exhilarating experience to conduct a symphony orchestra alongside Jim Wirth"

- Rodney Page

Conductor, Mid-Michigan Orchestra

Wirth's "songs are...a symbol of the continuing legacy of that big-bang moment."

- Robin Fountain

Music director and conductor, Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra